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ForestCup nestTiny · 3 g
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The minute hermit is one of the world's smallest birds. It is 8.4 to 9.2 cm (3.31 to 3.62 in) long and weighs 1.8 to 2.7 g (0.06 to 0.10 oz). The male has dark iridescent green upperparts and a dark brown throat. The female's underparts are reddish orange. Both sexes have a black "mask" and a pale supercilium and malar stripe. Voice: The minute hermit's song is "a high-pitched note repeated 3–4 times, followed by an accelerated descending warble" sung from a low perch.
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When to see the Minute Hermit
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Minute Hermit
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Minute Hermit
The minute hermit is a tiny species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is endemic to Brazil.
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Easily confused with
Buff-bellied HermitPhaethornis subochraceusThe buff-bellied hermit is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 3.5 to 4 g (0.12 to 0.14 oz).
White-browed HermitPhaethornis stuartiThe white-browed hermit is 10 cm (4 in) long and weighs 2.5 g (0.09 oz).
Streak-throated HermitPhaethornis rupurumiiThe streak-throated hermit is 10 to 12.1 cm (3.9 to 4.8 in) long and weighs 2.5 to 3 g (0.088 to 0.11 oz).
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